Impact of Invasive Nodal Staging on Regional and Distant Recurrence Rates after SBRT for Inoperable Stage I NSCLC.
CONCLUSIONS: In patients with early-stage NSCLC deemed node-negative by PET/CT, addition of INS did not appreciably alter patterns of failure or survival after definitive SBRT. This study does not question the established value of INS for equivocal or suspicious nodes.
PMID: 32622780 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - Category: Radiology Authors: Kennedy WR, Samson PP, Gabani P, Nikitas J, Bradley JD, Roach MC, Robinson CG Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research
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